Ten Dead in Florida Highway Crashes

1/30/2012 10:07AM

Ten people died and at least 18 were injured in a series of road accidents near Gainesville, Florida. Police said the accidents happened after smoke and fog reduced visibility on a main interstate highway. (Video: Reuters)

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... ten people died in the least eighteen were injured in a series of road accidents near Gainesville Florida ... police said the accidents happened after smoke and fog reduced visibility on the main interstate highway ... the smoke was caused by a nearby Marsh fire ... the Florida Highway Patrol said twelve cars and six or seven trucks were involved in crashes ... eighteen people were transported to a nearby hospital ... six of whom are in critical condition ... at least eight of the injured have been released from hospital ... the ages and genders of those who died has not yet been released ... Travis Brecher workers ...